MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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